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The BirchTree Podcast #68: Love for Apple's Under-appreciated Calendar App
I've found myself very happy with and impressed with the Calendar app for iOS recently. There are few apps that I have made such a full 180 on and it's a good illustration on how software is deeply subjective and how a change in circumstance can totally change your opinion on
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The BirchTree Podcast #67: 3 Things I Love About the Google Pixel 2
It's all about the camera, the feel, and the speed. (P.S. I'm trying this daily thing out to see how people like it. Let me know if you are into this or if it's just too much.)
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The BirchTree Podcast #66: A Platform that Inspires no Passion (from me)
I'm a few days into Android again, and it really struck me already how little passion I feel for this platform. The types of experiences that make me really appreciate iOS and macOS just aren't here. There are some surface-level customizations that are nice, but the third party (and even
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The BirchTree Podcast #65: I'm Back on Android, Baby!
I moved my SIM card back to the Pixel 2 yesterday and I'm going to try and do a full month on Android. There's not intention of writing anything specific about the differences between iOS and Android this time, so I am curious to see if using Android in a non-
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The BirchTree Podcast #64: Privacy on BirchTree
I audited the tools I'm using to collect user data on BirchTree and have made some decisions on how to trim down what I'm collecting so that even the most privacy-oriented person feels comfortable browsing my site.
DuckDuckGo gives my site a B rating, which is pretty good, but I
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The BirchTree Podcast #62: Paying for Time or for a Result
Today I discuss why I like doing my freelance jobs for a flat rate and not by the hour. People have many differing opinions here, and different work may call for different payment methods, but for me, this has always seemed better.
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A Final Bonus Podcast: The iPhone 7 Plus: Power and Damn, What a Camera!
The iPhone 7 Plus may have looked similar to the 2 generations of iPhones that came before it, but the tech inside was really something else, and it stands in my memory as the best iPhone upgrade in recent years (besides the X, of course).
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Bonus Podcast: A Ridiculously Good iPad
The 10.5" iPad Pro is a marvelous computer, and is just so damn good. It's the best iPad I think Apple has ever released, and in some ways the best personal computer they've ever made.
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Bonus Podcast: The Apple Watch Series 3 Was Finally "Enough"
The Apple Watch hit what I would consider the threshold where it was finally "good enough" for almost everyone. It's fast and new wireless capabilities made it more independent from your iPhone. It's a great product, and one that I'm happy to be wearing on my wrist
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Bonus Podcast #2: The iPhone X Changed the Conversation
In another bonus BirchTree Podcast episode, I explore why the iPhone X is among the best products Apple has released in the past few years.
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Bonus Podcast: AirPods are Apple's Best Hardware Release in Years
In a bonus episode of The BirchTree Podcast, I gush for 5 minutes about the AirPods and why they're my favorite Apple hardware release in the last couple years.
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The BirchTree Podcast #56: Opportunity Cost
When I was 21 I didn't have to grapple with opportunity cost. If anyone wanted me to do anything, I'd do it. 10 years later I have found myself in a different place and I have to weigh the pros and cons of everything I choose to do, because doing one
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The BirchTree Podcast #55: They Annoy the Hell Out of Me, but I'm Keeping Them
I reviewed the Google Pixel Buds for BirchTree and took to the microphone to rant a little about them. There's a lot of progress to be made here and I hope Google is listening to the feedback from not only me, but most other critics.
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The BirchTree Podcast #54: Desks, how do they work?
Does anyone know what they're doing with their desk? I feel like I'm always just winging it and have no grand plan to "optimize my work flow" or anything like that. Either there is something I'm missing, or we're all just guessing our way through.
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The BirchTree Podcast #53: HomePod, HomePod, HomePod
HomePod is here and I've been using mine for a couple days now. It's a very good speaker with some challenges when it comes to other aspects. If you literally just want something that sounds good, then this likely will fit the bill for you. But if you want a little
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Th BirchTree Podcast #52: Apple's Video Service Might Actually Have a Shot
Apple Music is on pace to overtake Spotify in the US in 2018. This got me thinking about whether Apple is too late to overtake the likes of Hulu and Netflix in the video arena. They have an uphill battle, but giving the success of Apple Music, I'm reassessing how likely their odds
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The BirchTree Podcast #51: 15 Million Switches
Apparently the Nintendo Switch has just about hit 15 million sales worldwide, months ahead of other big gam console launches like the Wii and PS4. Nintendo has a hit on their hands, and I'm just enjoying the ride.
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The BirchTree Podcast #50: HomePod Eve
We're t-minus 8 hours from HomePod pre-orders and I did an impromptu episode of the show to get some of my thoughts about how odd this release is for Apple. I still have so many questions about it that are not answered and I can't remember the last time